I will show you the correct way to install Python 3.9.1 and pip 20.3.3 in Linux. While writing this article, Python 3.9.1 is the latest version available. The error reported as ' command pip not found' or command 'pip3' not found in our example. So pip is not installed by default in Ubuntu. Run pip -version command to check, whether pip is also installed. $ python3 -versionĪs you can see in image, Python 3.8.5 is already installed in my Ubuntu 20.04.ģ.) Check for existing pip version in ubuntu 20.04 Run python3 -version command in ubuntu terminal.

2.) Run python3 command to check the default version Let's first start with checking the existing version of python and pip as follows - 1.) Open Terminal in Ubuntu You may need to install pip in Ubuntu 20.04 or your Linux distro. The same doesn't apply to the pip package. I will recommend you to check the existing version of Python already installed in ubuntu 20.04. Depending upon your distro, it may be the n-1 or older version of Python. Earlier it was Python2.x but now everyone is moving towards Python3. To install Python 3.9.1 in the Linux system, below mentioned are the pre-requisiteĪpproximately all Linux versions are shipped with python by default. Pip is a package manager for python, it allows you to install and manage additional libraries and dependencies that are not distributed or part of the standard library. Python also reduces the cost of software management due to its simple nature. Due to its non-complicated syntax and fast edit-test-debug cycle, the Programmer community loves it. Python is a simple, Object-oriented, interpreted, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. I am confident, even if you are new to Python, you will be able to install it easily, following this post step by step. Also, I will explain about risks of uninstalling Python packages shipped by default with ubuntu 20.04. We will discuss the latest version available today for Python (3.9.1) and pip (20.3.3).

Let's explore Python and Pip in this post and learn ' How to install python in Linux'.

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